Stamp-retaining device.



. No. 685,5!4. Patented Oct. 29. IBM.

R. F. HEBULD.

STAMP RETAINING DEVICE;

(Application filed June '7 1901.)

(No Model.) 1

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ROBERT F. HEROLD, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

STAM P-R ETAININ'G DEVICE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 685,514, dated October29, 1901.

Application filed June 7, 1901- Serial No. 63,666. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, ROBERT F. HEROLD, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of the city of St. Louis, in the State of Missouri, haveinvented a new and useful Stamp-Retaining Device, of which the followingis a specification.

Adhesive stamps affixed to barrels and kegs are liable to becomeseparated therefrom in several ways, as by being rubbed ofi while wet orby failure of the paste to adhere after it is dry. This is especiallytrue of the portion of the stamp remaining after mutilation by removalof the cork covered thereby. It is the object of the present inventionto retain the stamp in proper position upon said barrels and kegs untilintentionally removed therefrom, notwithstanding the paste thereon maynot adhere.

My invention consists in a clip or binding device affixed to a barreladjacent to the taphole and adapted to bind a stamp thereon.

It also consists in the parts and in the arrangements and combinationsof parts hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, which form part of this specification, andwherein like symbols refer to like parts wherever they occur, Figure 1is a perspective View of an end of a barrel with my device appliedthereto. Fig. 2 is aplan View thereof, and Fig. 3 is a sectional viewthereof.

' My device consists of a clip or clamp mounted on a barrel in positionto bear against the portion thereof surrounding the tap-hole. A simpleform of construction is that shown in the drawings. In this constructionthe clip is made of a single piece of wire comprising a loop 1 of a formto surround the tap-hole 2, while the end portions are twisted togetherto form a resilient shank 3. The extreme ends 4 of the wire are turnedat right angles to the shank and are driven into the wood of the barrel5. A staple 6, straddling the shank, is also driven into the wood of thebarrel, so as to insure the pressure of the loop portion against thebarrel. The portion of the loop opposite the shank is shaped and turnedup slightly, so as to constitute a convenient finger-grip 7 or means forraising the clip.

In practice the device is used as follows: When the barrel is to befilled with beer, the cork or stopper is inserted in the tap-holewithout any interference from the stamp-retainer. The clip is thenraised sufficiently to allow In tap- As the stamp-retainer surrounds Incase the paste should.

the tap-hole, it bears against the mutilated I edges of the stamp andholds the same in place until the barrel is returned to the brewer It isobvious that divers modifications may be made in the form andconstruction of the I clip or clamp without departing from my invention,and I do not wish to restrict myself to the construction hereinbeforedescribed.

What I claim is"- 1. The combination with a barrel of a stampretainerpermanently affixed to said barrel near the tap-hole, and comprising apiece of resilient metal arranged to bind against said barrel and havingan opening arranged to allow the free use of the tap-hole, substantiallyas described.

2. The combination with a barrel of a stampretainer affixed to saidbarrel near the taphole thereof, said stamp-retainer consisting of apiece of resilient wire shaped into aloop surrounding said tap-hole, anda shank portion affixed to the barrel, substantially as described.

3. The combination with a barrel of a stampretaineraffixed to saidbarrel near the taphole thereof, said stamp-retainer consisting of apiece of wire shaped into a loop surrounding said tap-hole, and a shankportion affixed to the barrel, and a staple for fastening said shankportion to said barrel, substantially as described.

l. The combination with a barrel of a stampretainer affixed to saidbarrel near the taphole thereof, said stamp-retainer consisting of apiece of wire shaped into a loop surrounding said t-ap-hole, afinger-grip on said loop, and a shank portion affixed to said bar-ROBERT F. HEROLD.

In presence of- WILLIAM P. CARR, JAMES A. CARE.

